The Knight Travellers

01: The Knight Travellers

Season

Original Video Series

Released

August 27, 1991

Theme

Materialism vs. Lasting Treasure

Genre

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Scripture

Matthew 6:19-21

Written By

Ken C. Johnson

Story By

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Directed By

Ken C. Johnson
Mike Joens

Music By

James Gabriel

Executive Producer

Rolf Zettersten

Associate Producer

Edward W. Flanagan
Robert Vernon

Produced By

Mike Joens
Ken C. Johnson

Post-Production

Drew Barlow

Engineer

Dave Arnold

Inventions Used

Strata-Flyer
Imagination Station

Working title

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Other websites

Official Site
AIOHQ
Odyssey Scoop

Buy on

Focus (Digital)

Amazon

Tyndale

ISBN

9781589977532

Appearances by

Rating

No Previous Videos

The Knight Travellers

A Flight to the Finish

Summary

Young Dylan Taylor gets more adventure than he bargained for when he saves a mangy mutt named Sherman from an early demise — and winds up in the company of the remarkable John Avery Whittaker. They set out to retrieve Whit's Imagination Station, an amazing one-of-a-kind contraption that allows kids to see historical events first hand. The diabolical Faustus and his henchmen have stolen the Imagination Station for their own evil purposes — to change it into a Manipulation Station! In this exciting story, a young boy makes an unforgettable discovery about what is truly important in life, but is it too late to stop Faustus?

Plot

Dylan and Jesse Taylor get caught arguing over pictures of things they want in a catalog, and Mr. Taylor reprimands them and urges them to seek after things that really matter, not for material possessions.

Sent outside to cool off, Dylan interrupts Fred J. Faustus and his henchmen, who are stealing the Imagination Station. Dylan is unable to stop them, but is able to save a stray dog named Sherman, which Dylan returns to its owner, John Avery Whittaker ("Whit") at Whit's End. Whit, Eugene Meltsner, and Dylan decide to fly to Faustus' hideout in the Strata-Flyer to retrieve the Imagination Station, which Faustus has turned into the Manipulation Station, which tricks people into thinking they are getting their fondest wish while actually making them his slaves.

Whit and Dylan are trapped in the Manipulation Station, which sends them to the Dark Ages, where they are challenged to a joust by the evil Knight Faustus, aka "Knights of the Round Table" Stuff. Whit accepts the challenge as a way to get Faustus' helmet, which controls the Manipulation Station, but is accidentally knocked unconscious by Dylan, who then picks up the sword to battle Faustus himself. Faustus tries to convince Dylan to leave Whit and return to Odyssey with him, but Dylan refuses, out of friendship and loyalty to Whit.

During the joust, Whit regains consciousness and gets the helmet from Faustus. They return to Odyssey, but Faustus disappears. Whit gives Sherman to Dylan and flies off in the Strata-flyer.

Later, at home, Dylan tells his Dad that he knows that all of God's treasures are right there at home.

Cast

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
Dr. Fred J. Faustus	Tony Jay
Edgar Bass	Ken C. Johnson
Niles	Ken C. Johnson
Dylan Taylor	Aeryk Egan
Jesse Taylor	Leo DeLyon
Mrs. Taylor	B.J. Ward
Mr. Taylor	Phil Lollar
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Sherman	Steve Harris
Unknown	"Slats" Holmbo
Old Lady Customer	Unknown
Bernice	Unknown

Relative Importance / Chronological

Role	Actor
John Whittaker	Hal Smith
Dylan Taylor	Aeryk Egan
Dr. Fred J. Faustus	Tony Jay
Eugene Meltsner	Will Ryan
Jesse Taylor	Leo DeLyon
Edgar Bass	Ken C. Johnson
Niles	Ken C. Johnson
Mr. Taylor	Phil Lollar
Mrs. Taylor	B.J. Ward
Old Lady Customer	Unknown
Unknown	"Slats" Holmbo
Sherman	Steve Harris
Bernice	Unknown

Notes

Allusions

The villain in this video, Faustus, is named after the legendary Dr. Faustus who sold his soul to the devil. In Goethe's version of the story, the demon who dealt with Faustus was named Mephistopheles, thus providing the name for the villainous Dr. Mephisto referenced in the episode #158: “A Day in the Life”.
Whit refers to Dylan as Sir Lancelot.

In-Universe

Fred Faustus refers to Edgar and Niles as "bunglers". Dr. Blackgaard used the same expression to refer to his henchmen in #155: “Waylaid in the Windy City, Part 1”.

Product Variations

The individual VHS cassettes for videos 1-13 were released under several different distributors; Focus on the Family, Word, Word Kids, and Tommy Nelson.